It has been a while since I participated in show and tell. But I have a great thing to show off this week! I am so exited about it, I am posted my show and tell a little early.
I have the best birthday cake this year, and I had to share.
This year, Hubby and I were fascinated by the idea of having a custom cake for my birthday. We both thought it would be really funny to have an IVF cake. My birthday just happens to fall in the middle of our first IVF cycle. And I just happened to find someone who was willing to do this for us.
So without further ado, I present our IVF cake....
The inside is chocolate, my favorite cake flavor. The cake baker did say that it was the most unusual cake request she had in a while. I almost do not want to cut into it because it looks so cute!
In other IVF-related news...
My stims seem to be going well. I had a cooter-cam appointment this morning with the Apprentice, and he said that things looked good. I seem to be responding very well to the folli.stim. My endometrium is at 15, and I have a whole lot of eggs cooking. I had 8 measurable follies on my left ovary. (My left ovary is tucked behind my uterus, have I mentioned the twinges I have in my back?) My right ovary is the star, though. I have 14 measurable follies on the right. I came home and told hubby the results of the ultrasound. Hubby responded, "No wonder you are so tired!" I will likely hear from the Wizard later today, after my estradiol levels come back.
My birthday celebration continues tonight at my favorite restaurant, with my favorite band. I think it is fate that they are playing the weekend of my birthday. Party on, dude!
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Edit: Heard from the Wizard himself this afternoon. Things still look good. He was very reassuring, but my little follies have not grown as fast as he would have liked, which may push retrieval back to later in the week. That totally blows my whole planned time line apart. I hate that. Now I may have to take more time off of work after my vacation, unless my little follies can get it in gear and grow a whole bunch between now and Monday. He reduced my folli.stim dose a little. (Down to 250.) And I still have to take the lu.pron. Sigh. I hate not being able to do anything to make this work like I want it to. Someone tell me to take a chilly pill!
14 comments:
I'm glad your appointment went well... and that is one amazing birthday cake!
That is the most awesome cake ever!! I'm glad your appt went well.
LOVE the cake. That is too cool...and dang, awesome # on those follies too!
Thanks for commenting on my blog- LOVE the cake, and happy belated birthday! Good luck on your IVF!
Absolutely LOVE the cake!! I can't believe how awesome it turned out! :) Glad to hear that your appointment went well!
Love the cake!
That cake is incredible. I hope your eggs and sperm in real life look that happy to meet one another. that is one pretty egg! Sorry about the delay. Unfortunately as you prob already know delays are just part of the wonderful waiting involved.
Good luck to you for you IVF cycle
That is one awesome cake! And I love that you call your RE the Wizard. It made me giggle...
That cake is hilarious. I particularly like the egg's makeup.
Grow, follies, grow!!!
Awesome...you know you could send the picture to Cake Wrecks - it documents great and not so great cakes...
I can see the egg blushing, and the spermdude getting aggressive...One of the best Show and Tells!
Hey the inside was chocolate? Wow! That is my favourite flavour.
That cake is AWESOME!!!!!
I'm thinking about you guys through all of this...so many variables and so little control over them *hugs* Prayers for you.
Your cake is so AWESOME! Hope your day was perfect in all respects, and I'm thinking good thoughts for continued progress on the follie front!
Best cake EVER! Hope it tasted good too!
Wishing you luck!
That is the best cake EVER!!!
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